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Contents
Acknowledgment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Safety Alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
One-Call First . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
A Word To The User/Operator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Follow A Safety Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Prepare For Safe Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Start Safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Operate Safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Shut Down Safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Load And Unload The Machine Safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Perform Maintenance Safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Final Word To The User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Acknowledgment
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